State aid to EU public service broadcasters and the efficiency conundrum
Roughly speaking, everybody may agree that any State financing to poorly managed and thus inefficient…
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Developments in the TV Sector in 2012 and Trends for 2013
2012 was characterized by fervent activity by the Italian authorities, which profoundly affected the country’s…
DTT frequencies to be allocated
On November 14 2012 the Communications Authority (AGCOM) launched a public consultation on the scheme…
Digital Terrestrial Television: Italian Communications Authority Launches Public Consultation on Channel Line‐Up
1. The Decisions of the Council of State Voiding the Existing LCN At the end…
EU blesses (once again) the public broadcasting financing «à la française»
The adequacy of ex post control mechanisms remains a crucial matter in the assessment of…
CRTC Message to Broadcasters: Regulatory Games Coming to an End
Last week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that it is terminating the Local…
Has the never-ending Europa 7 saga finally ended? A guide to understand how the Italian audiovisual conundrum has been able to make our Nation sadly famous non only in Luxembourg, but also in Strasbourg
In the Grand Chamber judgment of the 7th of June 2012, in the case Centro…
Costa Concordia documentary: media issues surrounding investigations
On January 13 2012 the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rock and ran aground…
‘Surreptitious advertisement’ in TV programs pursuant to Directive 89/552/EEC : the lack of consideration does not rule out the broadcaster responsibility
According to Directive 89/552/EEC[1], ‘surreptitious advertising’ means the forbidden representation ‘intended by the broadcaster to…
Agcom report 2011: the ‘state of the art’ of the Italian media system
On 14th June the President of Agcom (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni- Italian media…
“Negative decisions on the merits” pursuant to Regulation No 1/2003/EC : NCAs v European Commission?
By judgement delivered on May 3, 2011 in case Tele 2 Polska (C-375/09), the Court…
AGCOM’s Regulation on Secondary Rights
On February 3 2011 the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) issued a new regulation on the…